Hotspots

Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
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Hotspots • 21 Oct 2016
10 real estate traps
A buyer’s agent has released a tongue-in-cheek ‘guide to real estate speak’ to property buyers, warning them about the true meanings behind agents' cliches and...
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Jamie McIntyre banned by Federal Court read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 21 Oct 2016
Property spruikers banned by Federal Court
Two notorious property industry identities have been “disqualified from managing corporations and restrained from carrying on financial services for a period of 10...
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Wollongong property investment read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 19 Oct 2016
Two NSW regions to offer investors solid growth
With plateauing house prices and declining unit values predicted for many of Australia’s capital cities in the coming three years, two regions could emerge as safer...
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Hotspots • 18 Oct 2016
Do Gen Y investors miss out on the fun of being young?
Mitchell Shad is among those in the “younger side” of property investment, but unlike many young investors who choose to sacrifice life’s luxuries to achieve...
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Mitchell Shad on The Smart Property Investment Show read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Oct 2016
4 properties by 24 – how to build a portfolio without sacrificing fun, travel or food
Sick of stories of successful young investors who only made it by living at home, never travelling or only eating tinned tuna for four years? This investor reveals how...
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Steps to successful property investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Oct 2016
3 steps to finding the best investment properties, quickly
Good investment properties go up steadily in value and provide a good rental income along the way. Being able to identify them quickly is a very useful investment...
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Mining towns property price collapse read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 17 Oct 2016
Prices plunge 83% in former hotspot
After experiencing phenomenal price growth of 97 per cent at the height of the mining boom, the fortunes of one formerly popular investment region have well and truly...
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Lauren and Lena on The Smart Property Investment Show podcast read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Oct 2016
The advice that changed everything
Investing together, Lauren Kern and Lena Lindley seven years ago had a sensible property investment strategy in place, and it was working well with modest success. But...
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Investing in Perth property read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 Oct 2016
Conditions worsening in Perth
Perth is increasingly a tenants’ market as house prices and asking rents continue to fall.
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Apartment price crash read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 13 Oct 2016
Unit prices to tumble by 9%
The Australian residential property market is expected to soften over the coming three years after the investor lending crackdown, with some markets at particular risk.
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